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GENERAL CONDUCT:1. Forum members are expected to conduct themselves in a reasonable manner. This means other forum members are to be treated with the respect and tone you would be expected to apply to any person you are meeting in real life.

2. Posts filled with profanity or personal attacks on other forum members (whether profane or not) are a violation of these terms and conditions and repeated violations will lead to suspension or removal of your account.

3. Threads should remain on-topic. If a thread has gone irretrievably off-topic, a new thread should be started by quoting the final post of the original. Threads which have gone off-topic will generally be locked therefore you are encouraged to create new topics as quickly as possible to allow the new discussion to continue.

4. Before posting a question, use the forum search facility to ensure it has not already been answered. Only when you are certain it has not can you then post it.

5. Do not start unnecessary topics. If there is already a thread in progress about a particular game, please try to post in that one unless your query deviates so far from the content of the thread that it is felt necessary to begin a new one.

PROFILE AND AVATARS:1. Quoting of other forum members in your signature which is designed to bait them or state your disagreement with a point they have made is forbidden. If you wish to express a counter-opinion to another forum member, do it where it was originally posted.

2. Images in signatures or off-site avatars should be no more than 100k in size, in order to keep the forum relatively fast for those using slower Internet connections. Signature images should be no more than 550 pixels wide by 200 pixels high, and off-site avatars should conform to the same size restrictions as uploaded avatars (at present, 150 pixels square). You may, in addition, have 5 Cyberscore rank buttons in a single horizontal line in your signature that will not be counted against your size restrictions.

3. Self-promotion (defined as posting a link to a web site operated by yourself) should be done via your "web site" profile option, or by posting the URL in your signature. Please do not post topics purely intended to promote your web site.

POSTING OF IMAGES / MOVIES:1. Unless otherwise specified by a staff member, images must not be posted inline, and should instead be linked to as follows:

[url=PATH TO IMAGE]Click to view (640 Ã— 480, 56kb)[/url]This prevents threads from becoming image-heavy, causing problems for slower Internet connections where the images will take a long time to load.

2. As per the terms and conditions of Cyberscore's host, images of a distasteful or pornographic nature (including any form of so-called "tasteful" nudity) will NOT be tolerated, either inline or linked to.

3. If you are posting a link to a movie or SWF file, please describe it's content so that people can make a decision on whether to click on it, particularly if the movie contains any profanities or material which may be unsuitable for a younger audience.

REVIVAL OF DEAD THREADS:1. Older threads may still be posted in though it is generally discouraged. Topics over 30 days old should not be posted in unless you have something useful to add to the discussion. Posts of "I agree" are not acceptable.

2. The Proof Zone forum topics may be posted in at any time by their creator. This is to keep all of a user's proof in one place.

BAN PROCEDURES:1. Ordinarily, a user will be given several warnings via private message before being banned. The decision on how many warnings to allow is entirely at the discretion of the presiding staff member. In extreme circumstances a ban will be issued immediately.

2. When a user is banned, all IP numbers, e-mail addresses, and usernames associated with this account will be added to the phpBB ban control system in order to reasonably prevent a re-registration. All posts which do not conform with these terms will be deleted.

3. Bans can be temporary (for a duration to be decided by the presiding staff member) or permanent, at our discretion. Users can only be given a maximum of two temporary bans, the second of which must be longer than the first. The third ban must then be permanent.

4. Any user found attempting to circumvent any ban in place on them will be reported to their service provider as a violation of their Terms of Service and / or Acceptable Use Policy.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU DISAGREE:If you disagree with any point of these terms and conditions, your only recourse is to leave the forum. If you would like your account to be removed, please PM an administrator requesting this and your account will be deleted. However, any posts you have made which conform to these terms will remain in place.

OTHER:If action is to be taken against a forum member or thread, the decision(s) of the presiding staff member are final. Should anyone involved wish to appeal any decision made by a Cyberscore staff member, it should be sent as a private message to TheBrain. The decisions of these administrators is final, and no appeals process can be entered into as the result of a decision of any of the 3 Cyberscore administrators.

These terms and conditions are subject to change at any time and without notice. It is your responsibility as a user of the forum to keep up with any changes which have been made. Changes will be visible as alterations posted as new threads, meaning that the "new post" icon will show alongside the relevant forum. It is your responsibility to note these changes and ensure you abide by them in order to ensure the forum is a pleasant experience for all users.